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Spa and wellness veteran Shannon Malave has been named spa director at iconic US spa destination Mohonk Mountain House. Based in New York’s verdant Hudson ... More

Zumba, and virtual reality workout platform, FitXR, have joined forces to offer mixed-reality versions of Zumba's dance routines. The partnership came about as a result ... More

Peloton has announced a major rebrand as part of a 'realignment' of its services. Announcing what it calls a 'next chapter', Peloton said the rebrand ... More

Octonic has released the 2.0 iteration of its VR treadmill running experience, which is compatible with 99 per cent of treadmills and now provides Bluetooth ... More

Sony has announced that it will be releasing a motion tracking product called Mocopi in January that looks set to accelerate the services fitness and ... More

Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released an app called Gen Move ... More

ABBA, the 70s icons behind hits such as Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia, has returned to live concerts after a 40-year break – in digital ... More

Peloton has released a new workout option that moves away from its previous instructor-led content and instead relies on gamification to engage users. The new ... More

Boutique chain Trib3 will become one of the first fitness operators to establish a presence in the metaverse, making its workouts available in The Sandbox. ... More

Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's Sweat 2021 conference, joining boutique and independent operators to discuss ... More

A new mobile fitness platform delivers personal training sessions to people at home by combining live fitness instruction with AI-enabled tracking and two-way audio-video. Presence.Fit ... More

Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise ... More

Leisure operator Everyone Active has launched a new digital offering, to run alongside its bricks and mortar operations. During lockdown, the operator – which currently ... More

Entertainment venues need to undergo technological and design upgrades to prepare them for the experience-seeking consumer of 2040, according to research by Euromonitor International. Commerce ... More

The Moshe Safdie-designed Jewel Changi Airport – an atmospheric leisure complex and air terminus in Singapore – has finally opened its doors to the public. ... More

Construction on the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) – the first institution of its kind in the US – is expected to begin by the ... More

To celebrate the start of the World Cup in Russia, sports giant Nike has partnered with KOSMOS Architects to create an outdoor football court in ... More

French architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has revealed to CLADglobal how she wanted to “glorify 21 centuries of architectural history” with her Roman museum in the ... More

Disney continues to reign supreme in the world of theme parks, with the operator gaining close to 10 million additional visitors through the year – ... More

Members of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) are gathering this week in California for the attractions body’s annual Summit and Thea Awards Gala. Kicking off ... More

Disney chair and CEO Bob Iger has credited the operator’s significant investments in acquired IPs as the reason for impressive results in its first quarter. ... More

Long-time Disney employee Michael Colglazier has been promoted to a new role overseeing Disney’s parks and resorts across Asia. Disney has invested heavily in its ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

Disney has confirmed a US$52.4bn (€44.27bn, £39bn) mega-deal with Fox, acquiring Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with Fox's cable and international TV ... More